Michael Murphy (born January 15, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Murphy is currently an assistant coach for the Queen's Golden Gaels women's ice hockey. He last played with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Murphy has the unique distinction of being the only goalie in league history to record a regulation loss before allowing a goal in his career, which he achieved during a 7–6 loss to the Calgary Flames on December 6, 2011.
Playing career Murphy was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the sixth round of the 2008 NHL entry draft with the 165th overall pick. On March 18, 2009, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Hurricanes. In 2007–08, Murphy led the Belleville Bulls to the finals of the J. Ross Robertson Cup, the OHL championship series, but they lost Game 7 to the Kitchener Rangers.
He became the first back-to-back winner of the OHL Goaltender of the Year award on April 27, 2009, after being awarded the honor for the second straight year.
On December 6, 2011, Murphy was temporarily promoted to the Carolina Hurricanes from their AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. That same night, Murphy became the first goalie in NHL history to record a loss before allowing his first NHL goal against.
On June 6, 2012, Murphy left the Hurricanes and signed a one-year deal in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League with Spartak Moscow. During the 2012–13 season, Murphy started in only 7 games with Spartak before opting for a release to return to the Charlotte Checkers on March 26, 2013.
On July 11, 2013, Murphy was officially returned to the Carolina Hurricanes system, signing to a one-year, two-way contract.
On June 16, 2014, Murphy opted to return to Europe in signing a one-year contract with Austrian club, Dornbirner EC of the EBEL. Murphy made 7 appearances for 1 win with the Bulldogs, before he was released from his contract on November 4, 2014.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2005–06 Kingston Voyageurs OPJHL 33 16 13 2 — 102 3 3.30 — 4 0 3 174 19 0 .665 — 2005–06 Belleville Bulls OHL 3 1 1 0 93 9 0 5.80 .842 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Belleville Bulls OHL 18 8 6 2 995 61 0 3.68 .900 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Belleville Bulls OHL 49 36 7 4 2942 110 3 2.24 .929 19 14 3 1085 42 1 2.32 .927 2008–09 Belleville Bulls OHL 54 40 9 4 3169 110 5 2.08 .941 17 10 7 1007 43 0 2.56 .916 2009–10 Albany River Rats AHL 20 10 9 0 1109 52 2 2.81 .917 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 Charlotte Checkers AHL 39 21 11 3 2159 91 2 2.53 .919 14 7 0 817 35 1 2.57 .919 2011–12 Charlotte Checkers AHL 37 18 15 2 2039 93 1 2.74 .908 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2 0 1 0 36 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Spartak Moscow KHL 7 1 5 0 317 23 0 4.34 .877 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.04 .857 1 0 0 35 4 0 6.95 .800 2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 19 4 11 0 931 62 0 3.99 .881 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Dornbirner EC EBEL 7 1 5 0 350 23 0 3.94 .846 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 1 0 36 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —
Awards and honors Named to the OHL First team All-Star in 2008. OHL first All-rookie team award OHL first All-star team award OHL Dave Pinkney Trophy (top team goaltending) Canadian major second All-star award Canadian major junior goaltender of the year 2008 OHL Goaltender of the Year 2009 OHL Goaltender of the Year 2009 CHL Goaltender of the Year
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